There is no doubt the West Australian-based GreenTech Metals Ltd (ASX: GRE) will generate excitement amongst lithium investors at Vertical Events’ approaching 2024 RIU Explorers Conference in Fremantle. This interest will not just come from the recent results of the diamond drilling the company conducted at its wholly-owned Ruth Well project, but also on the work it has carried out at its Osborne joint venture with Artemis Resources Ltd (ASX: ARV), both of which are located in the iron ore hub of WA’s Pilbara. Late last year GRE announced the Northern LCT pegmatite (Kobe), which sits within both Ruth Well…
Boron and lithium company — 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. — has officially begun mining operations at its 5E Boron Americas Complex with the startup of the wellfield injection process. The company is now working under its EPA UIC permit to extract valuable minerals from its wholly-owned project at Fort Cady. Following the recent announcement of its operational plan, the company has now begun wellfield operations to complete outstanding operational items at the facility in parallel. 5E expects to begin lab production in the short term and production of boric acid and lithium carbonate from the small-scale facility by the end…
American sustainable lithium developer Arizona Lithium Ltd has announced that the company’s Prairie Lithium Project’s lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) resources has increased to 6.3 million tonnes (MT) from 5.7 MT LCE. This increase is primarily attributed to the successful acquisition and resource assessment of newly leased lands, adding an additional 600,000 tonnes of LCE to Prairie's resource base. Approximately 500,000 tonnes are classified as Indicated. The new resource estimate comprises 4.5 MT LCE Indicated and 1.8 MT LCE Inferred. The 6.3 MT of LCE at Prairie now represents a staggering nine years of global LCE consumption based on 2022 figures.…
WA-focused gold and lithium explorer BMG Resources Limited has received and processed all assays from the second drilling program at its wholly-owned Bullabulling project located in the Coolgardie region of the Eastern Goldfields in Western Australia. The next phase of work will include step out drilling at Ubini and Poolmans Wealth, and follow up drilling of additional targets. BMG Resources Managing Director Bruce McCracken said: “At Ubini, BMG confirmed the lithium bearing pegmatites extend for more than 250 metres and remain open along strike. “At Poolmans Wealth, drilling delivered further shallow high-grade gold intercepts. “With a large, strategically located footprint…
Mineral exploration company Rincon Resources has announced that the use of portable x-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analysis has been instrumental in identifying two distinct anomalous rare earth element (REE) trends in the Pokali North area within the West Arunta Project in Western Australia. The two significant REE trends are within and near the Tin-Tungsten system at Pokali North and these trends are indicative of a high potential for REE deposits in the area. The Total Rare Earth Element (TREE) results from rock-chip samples include samples KWRK094 (showing 0.48 per cent TREE), KWRK104 (at 0.43 per cent TREE), and KWRK107 (with 0.25…
Australian mining exploration company Zenith Minerals has identified a total of 83 lithium targets at its Split Rocks Lithium Project in Western Australia — following a comprehensive reassessment of both existing and new geochemical data. This is a big increase since the company previously reported 30 targets. The expansion is a result of new surface sample assays, a thorough review of existing soil geochemical data, and a drill data assessment. The targets include the expansive Cielo Lithium Target, measuring over nine kilometres in length and two kilometres in width. This target, previously announced on 9 February 2023, remains untested and has…
Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company Glencore is currently seeking approval for the company's CTSCo Project, which involves the injection testing of up to 330,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into a high-flouride, bracking water aquifer at depths of 2.3 kilometres in the Surat Basin over a three-year period. The Surat Basin forms part of the Great Artesian Basin (GAB), which is regarded as Australia’s largest underground water supply. The GAB is an underground water formation which spans a fifth of the nation’s area and is worth $13 billion to the national economy. The project could result in coal waste…
American Rare Earths has revealed significant breakthroughs in metallurgical technology as part of the SynBREE project. The project, a consortium led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is part of the Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource (EMBER) program within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a U.S. Department of Defense agency. The groundbreaking results include the successful preconcentration of Halleck Creek ore to 3.5% Total Rare Earth Oxide (TREO) at a 12:1 upgrade ratio. This achievement represents a remarkable approximately 200 per cent increase from the existing flowsheet design, utilising cost-effective and conventional Dense Medium Separation (DMS) techniques.…
Gold exploration company Challenger Gold has announced that the company’s recent metallurgical testwork program at the Hualilan Gold Project in Argentina, conducted in November 2023, has opened new avenues for the processing and profitability of the project. The initial scoping study for the project outlined a process path yielding three primary product streams: an Au-Ag concentrate from bulk flotation, a Zn-Au-Ag concentrate from sequential flotation, and Au-Ag doré from leaching of the flotation tailings-leach (FTL). A significant enhancement was identified late in the study's preparation phase, proposing the conversion of the Au-Ag concentrate into doré through a fine-grind and high-intensity…
The latest drilling results recently released by Australian-based mineral exploration company — Latin Resources Ltd — from the Colina Deposit and Fog’s Block in Brazil have yielded high-grade lithium, enforcing the project’s Tier One status. Following the previous mineral resource estimate (MRE) in June 2023, an additional 53 holes (23,617 metres) were drilled at the Colina Deposit, and 13 diamond drill holes (4,575.7 metres) at Fog’s Block. Latin Resources Vice President of Operations - Americas Tony Greenaway said: “This latest update represents a solid five months of drilling which was focused on extending the Colina Deposit to the southwest along…
Australia-based mineral exploration company, Mont Royal Resources, has made significant progress in the Phase Two lithium exploration program at the Bohier Lithium Project, situated in the prolific Upper Eastmain Greenstone Belt in Quebec, Canada. The Bohier Lithium Project footprint has expanded through its second lithium exploration phase. The company reported high-grade results from the trenching and channel sampling program, including: 6.05 metres at 1.78 per cent lithium oxide 7 metres at 1.71 per cent lithium oxide 1 metre at 1.97 per cent lithium oxide 18 samples are currently pending results at the Actlabs laboratory facility in Val d’or, Quebec. Preparations…
Mineral exploration company Rincon Resources has made significant progress at its wholly-owned West Arunta project — in Western Australia — as the company has obtained the necessary heritage clearance. This sets the stage for imminent site works and the initiation of a groundbreaking 1,000 metre diamond drilling program at the Pokali IOCG Prospect. With the clearance in place, the team is diligently preparing for the site works, which is scheduled to commence soon, followed closely by the drilling activities. The upcoming drilling program is meticulously designed to include two diamond holes, each extending to a minimum depth of 500 metres.…
ASX-listed technology minerals company Pinnacle Minerals Ltd has mobilised the field team from Quebec-based geological consultants, IOS, to Mirage Outfitters for the execution of fieldwork. This move marks the preparation for the inaugural exploration program at the Adina East Project located in James Bay, Quebec. Pinnacle Minerals Managing Director Nic Matich said: “Pinnacle has secured the services of respected Geological Group IOS Services Géoscientifiques to conduct first pass exploration at the recently acquired Adina East Lithium Project. Having the crew mobilised on site one day after announcing the acquisition highlights the company’s intent to maximise shareholder value through prompt and…
Producer of high-performance titanium products Iperion X Limited has received a Letter of Interest (LOI) from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) — offering a provisional equipment finance of US$11.5 million. This finance is intended for the development of IperionX’s Titanium Production Facility located in Halifax County, Virginia, and is repayable over a tenure of seven years. This promising development follows EXIM’s evaluation of IperionX’s project for eligibility under both its ‘China and Transformational Exports Program’ and the ‘Make More in America Initiative’. These schemes are crafted to diminish Chinese dominance in critical sectors while amplifying export-focused…
